Re: Why didn't the Parthians vary the coinage more: Well, the reverses of the bronze coins are a lot more varied. But, we could reframe the...
What can I say, I like Parthian facing portraits...[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukia-on-the-Tigris mint. Artabanos II (or III, or IV) (10-38...
In the second set of photos, the coin on bottom left is from Ceylon (Sri Lanka). I think it is from King Parakrama Bahu II (1236-1271)....
Hmmm. I am suspicious about the authenticity of these coins, despite the relatively low value. Look carefully at the style of how the characters...
No Parthians in this version? Then there's no point in even looking at it. :dead: Just kidding, Deacon Ray! This is a fantastic chart, both in...
@FitzNigel : Great write-up on some interesting history and coins. I especially like the Italian-Sicilian coins which show cultural mixing. I...
I'll be turning 45 in August, in case anyone wants to buy me a birthday present ;). Which means I've been collecting ancient coins for just over...
I say keep it, if everyone was Augustus or Julius Caesar then it would get too confusing. Related question: I have sold the coin that is featured...
I don't have a Wang Mang spade, but I do have this earlier spade type: [ATTACH] China, Warring States period, c.350-250 BC. State of Liang. From...
Russia (Empire), 1792. I think this is 5 kopecks (if I remember Russian numbers correctly). Hope this helps.
I've posted both before, but here's a different Arab-Byzantine type from Emesa (Homs, Syria): [ATTACH] And an Arab-Sasanian drachm from Basra...
Very cool, I don't have any mother coins in my collection. (I've also seen these referred to as "seed cash".)
I don't remember the exact cost, but it was around $75-80. Very cheap for the amount of history behind it (check out the Wikipedia article on...
@stevex6 : Here's a Chinese charm featuring both a tiger and a phoenix on the reverse: [ATTACH] The obverse inscription translates as "Good news...
Here's my contribution to the Wang party :wideyed: : [ATTACH] Top left is a Da Quan Wu Shi (Large Coin Fifty). Top right is a broken-off knife of...
Unfortunately the surfaces have the appearance of being cast, which a genuine coin of this type should not have. I believe it is a fake, and thus...
@Kevin wu : What specifically do you think looks fake about the OP coin? The OP inscription is correct for an ordinary tong bao coin (the photo...
Okay, I guess that makes sense, thanks for clearing that up. Sorry I can't help with the coin ID, as I don't know much about Greek coins.
Serious question: How can you tell? From what I remember (and I checked both Sibley and Peterson) swans are not sexually dimorphic, i.e. the...
Your ID is correct, it's the Xianfeng Emperor (1851-1861), mintmark looks like Board of Works (one of the two most common) but I sometimes have...
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